EF has been theorized to function holistically in supporting word recognition in various ways, such as containing the visual form of a word in working memory for mapping it with the sound and meaning, suppressing the activation
Schoolchildren in the Philippines have recited the verses for years, first in Spanish, then in English and now in Tagalog, the language spoken by most of the country’s 105 million inhabitants. The poem is memorised, translated and debated. Its instruction is legislated into the country’s con...